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fr OME SEVENTEEN •«Y \% VIENNA. QA . THURSDAV. February, 7fhi9I8. NUMBER 29 flfERE^TING MEETING lONLY NEGR^ F COUNTY TEACHERS! BE *ED NOW \\' WILL WOMEN TO WAKE - SURGICAL DRESSINGS IOTIC ADDRESS BY DR. H. 2,800 NEGROES TO <■» DRAFTED I SKILLED INSTRUCTOR WILL BE MOBLEY FEATURE OF THE j FROM GEORGIA ArtD SENT TO: HERE NEXT WEEK—INTEREST. ROGRAM. * l CAMP GORDON. I WIDESPREAD. RED CROSS WORK ' GAINS IMPETUS ALL LOCAL ORGANIZED FORCES OF WOMEN WORKING HAR. MONIOUSLY. The inclement weather Saturday Atlanta, Ga.,- Feb. 0.-—Approxi* not prevent the gathering of a. mately 2,800 negro registrants from odly number of the^county teach- 1 Qeoygia will be moved to. Camp Gor- the regdar monthly institutej L jn the flye d beginninK Febru . few schools ft the county were not 1 ,, \ , ■ . presented, these however, were for,«y.23, according to orders received e most part those inaccessibly lo-‘Monday afternoon by Major Joel B. ted, I Mallet, of the office of the adjutant The meeting was opened with a'general, from Provost Marshal Gen- pture reading by the Superintend- eral Crowder, t and a short prayer by Prof. Rich- ] This order superseded an order re- (3son • v j ceived earlier in the day providing. The two main subjects discussed movement to camp, February e writing, and spelling. The dis- I ™ ^1°^ ‘on of the first subject was led Miss Buchan of. the Williams ool who offered some very excel- t suggestions to her co-workers for ching • the fundamental princi- of thid art, several others enter- into the discussion each contrib- g suggestions of value. The ling discussion was led by Mrs. ngletary, principal of the Tippett- lle school. The practical, direct nper in which her ideas were prc- nted was sufficient to convince her oarers that her methods of tcach- g this important branch is thorough y practical and therefore effective, here .were supplementary sugges- "ons from others, rounding out an nterestrng discussion. At this point Supt. Royal announc ed a change in .the order of the pro gram and read a letter from State Supt. Brittain asking him to enlist the aid of the county teachers in or- ganizing the children for war defense Following this Dr. Mobley i a strong appeal along the same line. - Bulletins containing informa tion relative to the sale of War Sav ings Stamps were distributed and the teachers urged to start a campaign in tha communities In which they are engaged to increase the sale of these stamps. Announcement was made that the Council of Defense o'f this county will visit each school in the county some time in the near future to promote this work. current quota, so that for the present only the 2,800 negroes will be called to camp. The order of the provost marshal general asks that 15.3 per cent of Georgia’s current quota be sent to Camp Gordon during the five-day per iod beginning February 23, and ask ed that this movement be composed of negroes only. Major Mallet stated that this wijl mean that only about 2,800 men will be sent to camp until further orders are. received from the provost mar shal geneal. Of this number about 165 will come from the city of Atlanta and Fulton county, the total to be sent from the county will be approximately 40.' The order from the provost marshal general states that this percentage of the current quota should be made from men in class 1, and that where boards haven ot enough men to fur nish their prorata of the movement they should procepd with physical ex-’ amlnations at once under the old reg ulations without waiting for the re ceipt of the new regulations as to phy sical examinations. Counting the movement just order ed as not having gone to camp, Goor- jgla has still to furnish between 9,000 and 10,000 men under her current quota. Next week a class of twenty or more women will be given intensive training in the making of surgical dressing. The class will be conduct ed in the local Red Cross work room Mrs. A. E. Moore a finished instructor sept from the southern division head quarters is expected to arrive Mon day. The course of instruction will probably cover six days, at the end of which time those having received it will be thoroughly equipped for in structing others. . This week the committees are busy getting together the needed supplies so that there will be no hindrance to' the progress of the work when the in structor arrives. A keen interest is being manifest ed by the women in taking up* this new work. All are working harmon iously with a view to getting the most profitable .results. DOOLY BUYS 700 TONS OF NITRATE THIS IS THE GREATEST TON- NAGE ANY COUNTY HAS AP PLIED FOR. Through the activities of County Agent, J. T. Pittman, and the commit tee appointed to aid the farmers in PATRIOTIC PROGRAM FEBRUARY 22nd COUNCIL OF DEFENSE ARRANG- • ING FOR APPROPRIATE CELE BRATION. February the twenty-second will be fittingly observed by the people of this county. It has been decided that RED CROSS CLEARS UP MISUNDERSTANDING MAKES STATEMENT IN REGARD TO.KNITTED ARTICLES FOR SOLDIERS. , Atlanta, Feb.—Confusion has aris en in many parts of the United States in regard to orders that have gone out from the war department in regard to the regulation uniform for off!- cers and men in the army many- of whom have not been careful about about the details of their dress even when on duty, and this confusion has respited in rumors and even in state ments in the press that knitted tides given by the Red Cross and by private individuals would not bo al lowed as part of a soldier’s equip ment under this order. Requests for information on this subject have come to Southern Divis ion Headquarters as many Rpd Cross chapters have spent large sums of money for wool and much time has been given to knitting. According to Z. Bennett Phelps, director of the bu reau of military relief, wishes to make public certain sections of a memorandum sent out from the head quarters of the 30th division, U. S. HEATLESS MONDAYS TO CONTINUE J. W. LYTLE APPOINTED LOCAL FUEL ADMINISTRATOR—FUEL SHORTAGE CONTINUES. "if you have been in the neighbor hood the Red Cross work room you have doubtless heard the click of the ■knitting needles and the cheerful notes of women’s voices because each afternoon this week they are assexnb- ling , there either to knit, to teach othets to knit or be taught to knit. The impe/ative call for certain knitted articles met a ready response from lopa). knitters and in order to speed up tile work it was agreed that the work room which would otherwise be standing idle with doors closed pend ing the opening for surgical dressing work next week should be opened for knitting this week. * Each organization was asked to take-charge of the room for one day, furnish an instructor and have gen eral supervision of the work. Monday was alloted to the Civic Cluaj Tuesday, the Methodist Wom an's’.Missionary Society; Wednesday, the Baptist Woman's Missionary So ciety; Thursday, the U. D. C.; Friday, the pastern Star; Saturday, the Jun ior War Workers. The adoption of this plan is sure to effect, on increase in the number of 1: ttted garments and is at the same time, furnishing some very pleasant 'social hours for those who are visit ing )he workroom. ‘ court in session sludge E. D. Graham of a neighbor ing circuit is presiding over the Su perior court this week for, Judge Crum, .the latter being disqualified in several cases. The business of the court is being rapidly dispatched. The grand jnry organized Monday with J. R. Barfield foreman, and E. Hill, clerk. Na;*ther detailed informa tion could, be obtained for publica tion,, court officials being too busy to be interviewed.. FOOD ADMINISTRATOR GIVES INSTRUCTIONS RULINGS THAT AFFECT LOCAL DEALERS GIVEN BY JUDGE HENDERSON. able, in the case of the guard, drivers oi wagons, trucks, automobiles, etc. prisoners at work, fatigue details, working , parties and commands practice and other marches. At formal ceremonies none of these articles of clothing will be worn. (d) Sweaters will not be worn out side garments. There is no objection to sweaters, especially those of olive drab material, being worn under the shirt or blouse.” It is suggested by division* head- Business in the city was practical ly paralized again Monday due to the fact that all managers were desirous of observing the spirit of die fuel or der. At a few places the doors were kept open with no fire, others were closed -entirely. It was thought that relief from this order would be giv en by next Monday but the most re cent information indicates otherwise. Dr. Hardman, state administrator, has appointed Mayor Lytle to serve as administrator in Dooly. At pres ent the situation is controlled largely by higher authorities but Mayor Ly tle expressed himself as ready to give his attention to whatever need may arise. Wo give herewith the latest official report from Washington re garding the order: Afte conference today between Di rector General McAdoo and Fuel Ad ministrator Garfield, it was definitely decided that the heatless Mondays cannot be abandoned, as had been hoped, because storms and cold have so badly crippled the movements of fuel. There was every indication that un less the transportation and fuel situa tion is improved very much it would bo necessary to go through with the whole series of hcatiess Mondays, which according to program ends March 26. As Director General McAdoo and Fuel Administrator Garfield went in to conference to discuss abandoning the heatiess Monday, reports came in showing coal movements east of the Missuiiip^Lcut more than 16 per cent in the last todays.- . ; Railroad ^ministration officials; - however, were inclined still to reora- mend withdrawal of toe suspension rules as a meant of assisting railroads to pi omotc prompt. Loading and ' un loading of cars, retarded when indus trial plants were closed. From scores of communities coal stocks were reported at a very low obb. Zero weather was hampering train movements and thousands of railroad workmen laid off. Judge D. L. Henderson, local food administrator authorizes the publica tion of the following rulings with re gard to the sale and hoarding of food These being the most recent orders bearing directly upon local conditions. Wholesale grocers should not sell sugar in quantities in excess of 1,000 pounds at a time to any retailer. Sug ar should not be shipped on back or der, nor without positive order from theb uyer. Wholesale grocers should use every precaution at their com- mond to prevent duplication of sales which would give to a retailer the opportunity to have more sugar than is necessary for distribution, or permitted under the normal supply provision, which should be distributed thus: Sugar should be sold by the retail er in towns and cities to consumers in two to five pound quantities at a single purchase; to farm and rural customers in five to ten pound quanti ties. Effective at once is yet another im portant rule, promulgated by Dr. /3ouh today: (On and after this date and until further directed, every re tail dealer is required in making a sale of wheat flour, to require the purchaser to take with it an equal number of some other cereal.) This is covered in new rule, No. 1, issued by the United States Administration and just promulgated, which says: A 30-days’ normal supply qf flour is the limit permitted to be held un der the food control regulations. In-. stances Kaye arisen wherein specific request* (lSaESBlMnade for modifica tion of that rule, and reasaat_given. To prevent hoarding flour follow- - ing President’s proclamation, suggest you enforce ruling reference quan tity sales of flour outlined o,ur letter December nineteenth. ' The sale of flour by retailers, millers or other dealers in towns or cities to individ ual consumers shall be one eighth to , , _ „ , . , , | quarters that Red Cross chapters hav- A., at Camp Sevier, which is based n ing on hsnd a supply,of grey wool information sent out by the adjutant should ma keitinto sweaters and socks getting nitrate of soda, 700 tons have the day offers a splendid opportunity been applied for. -This is the great-, f or fj, e people throughout the county est tonnage any county ha, applied I aMemb , c f patriotic dcmonst ra- for according to present informa- , _ ,, . „ . tion. At this rate the government t]on - Tho counc11 of Defenso com ' would not have enough for Georgia,' posed of Messrs. J. P. Heard, D. L. but in view of the fact that several Henderson, J. M. Royal, Rev. A. Wal- counties in the state use very 4ittle, ters and Miss Woodward with Dr. Ta” ‘ h , at , D °°'I C0U " t3 f Mobley chairman of the Red Cross farmers will be able to get the amount , ... » . ... applied for chapter assisting, is working out tho We wish to express our apprecia- plans for such a meeting and the full tion of the prompt response the cooperation of the public is desired, farmers made in applying for the ' Fu n details of " a meeting togeth- soda and in aiding otters to get it. ' with ^ pro; ...be published J. T. PITTMAN, County Agent. i make it into sweaters and socks and save the olive drab wool which is very hard to get for knitting hol- in next week’s general by order of the secretary of war. “(c) Knitted woolen helmets, muf- mete, mufflers’anTwrUtleto llcrs and wristlets of olive drab color' nay be worn when, in the opinion of the immediate commanding officer concerned, climatic conditions and lack of sufficient otter warm clotting make it necessary. But when the hel met is authorized to be worn, the uni form will in every case be worn in addition to the helmet. Woolen helmeta and mufficra of other colors than olive drab arc ab solutely prohibited. The wearing of the knitted helmet muffler and wristlets is particularly applicable, when necessary and advis- Coal mines were reporte4 working j one-fourth barrel quantity or a little below their usual Rapacity, | In ” foreign communities In partly on account of car shortage and i one-fourth to one-halt barrel quantl- partly because many miners did not i ^ or * es3 - Gross maximum profit renort for dutv for wholesalers in flour should not exceed from fifty to seventy-five | cents per barrel. Profit exacted by , retail dealers in original mill pack ages should Wot exceed from eighty INCOME TAX INFORMATION See 1)8 Before Buying Your HEARD & GRACE At Heard’s Bank A few farm income tax return blanks have been submitted to this of fice. Any farmers who would like to see the blanks which are merely forms showing what information they will have to furnish when they arc called upon, arc at liberty to look ov er these forms at any time. . - THE FLOYDS. T HE Floyds, magicians, mind readers mid Illusionists, a company ot QISM people giving a most entertaining, mystifying and n fa using eOtortaUp meat entirely outside co&tjcntlonai Hoes, yet always conforming to the canons ot Lyceum art, have beep sucb a conspicuous Access upon the plat form as to keep them continuously employed toy nearly twenty year*. Mr. and Mrs. Pioyd afq exceptional artists In their llftfc too mind reading of Mrs. Floyd being a mot; amusing and mystifying portion of tho prigramT Ur. O. F. Nobel, must$u olrceior. at tijo piano, gives a finish to the program which adds greatly to ltd MfecU«DW3. Their program is filled With Q0* and original foqmrto and is fi Unit delightful one. They are turo td please on the occasion of tbelf vtat Ben Ift connection with the Lyceum courso. AT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM TUESDAY EVENING AT 8 O’CLOCK. ADMISSION 50e-25c cents to a dollar twenty per barrel de pending upon character of, service performed. -Where retailers sell in amounts less than original mlU pack age the gross profit should not exceed one cent per pound. Any profits in excess of these or in excess that ob tained ill pre-war times will be con sidered cause for an Investigation. Substitutes for wheat flour should be sold at not more than a reasonable advance over actual purchase price of | particular goods sold without regard j to market or replacement value at j time of such sale. The retail merchant is authorizdQ in his discretion to accept from the j producer 56 pounds of shelled corn or | 70 pounds of ear corn in merchant- i able condition and suitable for hu man food in exchange for 24 pounds of wheat flour without the purchase of otter cereals with such differential in favor of the producer to be paid in cashlgu may be mutually agreed upon by the parties at interest pro vided the price on which the flour is based in making this exchange does not in any event net the retailer more than a profit of one dollar a barrel over the cost of said flour, and the quantity of flour exchanged with any one producer shall not exceed SO pounds in any one month. This method of procedure is advis ed and recognized by the Federal Food Administrator for Georgia as a means ot affording the producer an opportunity of securing a moderate supply of flonr without working any undue hardship and without obviat ing or setting uide the fifty-fifty bas is of sale of wheat flour and otter cereals, established by the United States Food Administration, except as herein authorized. The ibovs ruling shall in no sense be considered as applicable to con- sumors who have on hand floor in quantities sufficient for their normal requirements for a period of ttirt7 'days.